Geraldine D. Simmons
Nov 20, 2007
Geraldine "Gerry" Dona Simmons, (nee Lowe), age 77, born in St. Louis, passed away Tuesday afternoon at Cedar Ridge Healthcare Center in Lebanon, Ill. Gerry was a registered nurse and worked at St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Belleville in the 1950's. She later worked as a bookkeeper with her husband at Bill's Radio & TV in O'Fallon, Ill. Gerry was a...
Rita Mae Schwaegel
Nov 15, 2007
Rita Mae Schwaegel (nee Lanter), age 80, born March 24, 1927 in Belleville, Ill., passed away Thursday morning, November 15, 2007 at her residence at The Fountains III of Shiloh. Rita Mae married Joseph Schwaegel on April 22, 1957 at the first wedding ceremony to be celebrated at St. Augustine Catholic Church in Belleville. Mrs. Schwaegel had worked at Weber...
Mary D. Hendricks
Nov 14, 2007
Age 78, of Fairview Heights, Illinois, born in Olive Branch, Ill., passed away at Memorial Hospital, Belleville. Mary was a bookkeeper for 25 years at Lurie's Furniture in East St. Louis. She was a former parishioner of St. Albert the Great Catholic Church in Fairview Heights. Mrs. Hendricks was preceded in death by her husband, James E. Hendricks, her parents,...
Robert E. Boller
Nov 5, 2007
Robert E. Boller, 87, passed away in his home in O'Fallon Township, Illinois, Monday afternoon, November 5, 2007. Robert was born November 7, 1919 in Junction City, Kan. to Raymond and Marion (nee Hooper) Boller. He graduated in 1936 from San Xavier High School, Junction City and worked as a salesman for Hogan Mills until 1941. Mr. Boller enlisted in...
Vincent M. Andrasko
Nov 2, 2007
Vincent Michael Andrasko, age 74, of O'Fallon, Ill., passed away Friday, November 2, 2007 at his home. Vincent was born to Michael V. and Mary (nee Chovanec) Andrasko on January 14, 1933 in Litchfield, Ill. He attended St. Louis University, graduating in 1959. There, he met Margaret M. Rogers and they married December 26, 1959. Mr. Andrasko was a...
Elisabeth Maria Rothschild
Oct 14, 2007
Elisabeth Maria Rothschild (nee Rigam), age 79, passed away October 14, 2007 at Sunrise in Fair Oaks Assisted Living Facility, Fairfax, Va. Elisabeth was born December 30, 1927, in Germany. She was a resident of O'Fallon, Illinois for 32 years, having arrived in 1970 with her husband, retired Major Herbert H. Rothschild, for his duty at Scott Air Force Base....
Lois Phillips
Oct 14, 2007
Anna "Lois" Phillips, (nee Shelton) age 80, formerly of O'Fallon, Ill., passed away Sunday, October 14, 2007 in St. Clair, Mo. Lois was born April 14, 1927 to Grover and Winnie (nee Parris) Shelton in Christopher, Ill. She is survived by her children, Jan (Ron) Gilreath of O'Fallon, IL; Tom Phillips, Cheri (Michael) Cullen of Robertsville, Mo.; and David (Tanya)...
Michael L. Wittmer
Oct 8, 2007
Michael Lloyd Wittmer, age 52, lifelong resident of O'Fallon, Ill., passed away Monday, October 8, 2007 in Belleville. Mike was born August 2, 1955 in Belleville to Irvin Lloyd and Lorraine (nee Kersting) Wittmer. He graduated from O'Fallon Twp. High School and attended Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville. He was employed at Roesch Enamel & Manufacturing Co., in Belleville since 1988. He...
Geraldine Kloustermeyer
Sep 20, 2007
Katherine Geraldine "Gerry" Kloustermeyer (nee Hemmer), age 93, died September 20, 2007 at Covenant Care of O'Fallon, Ill. Gerry was born October 4, 1913 in O'Fallon, Illinois to Edward R. and Mary Frances (nee O'Neill) Hemmer. In her youth, she relocated often due to her father's work as a coalminer. She graduated from Taylorville High School in 1929 at the...
Valla Dee Parker
Sep 16, 2007
Valla Dee Parker, age 89, formerly of The Fountains of Shiloh, passed away September 16, 2007 at Cedar Ridge Health Care Center, Lebanon, Ill. She was born July 10, 1918 to William Talley and Octa Helen (nee Johnson) Nunley in Crawford, Texas. She had previously worked as a telephone operator for Sears Company, and later as a civil servant for...
Jean Harrington
Sep 14, 2007
Dina "Jean" Harrington, age 85, of The Fountains of Shiloh, passed away Friday, September 14, 2007 at Cedar Ridge Health Care Center in Lebanon, Illinois. Born February 13, 1922 in Fort Niagara, New York to Charles O. and Isabelle (nee Colter) Purdy, she married James B. Harrington, Jr. She had taught kindergarten in her early years. Jean was a talented...
Maria Butler
Sep 10, 2007
The world became a lesser place on September 10, 2007 with the passing of Maria Butler, nee Iwanowa, of O'Fallon, IL due to complications from pancreatic cancer. My mother was born in a small village outside of Moscow in what was then the Soviet Union on June 5, 1923. She was a naturalized American who was extremely proud of her...
Zoe Z. Rogers
Sep 10, 2007
Zoe Zelda Rogers Passed on September 10, 2007, at St. Elizabeth's Hospital, Belleville, Illinois, surrounded by her family. Beloved wife of Larry for 24 years, daughter of Dale Carpenter and the late Sally Carpenter, sister of Vickie Ingle, Leif Carpenter and Russell McMahon. She will live forever in the hearts of those she has touched, especially her children Margaux and...
Bernard A. Obernuefemann
Sep 8, 2007
Bernard A. Obernuefemann, age 89, lifelong resident of O'Fallon, IL, passed away Saturday, September 8, 2007 at Rosewood Care Center, Swansea, Illinois. He was born December 14, 1917 to David and Ida (nee Bugger) Obernuefemann. He married Onita Druessel on May 7, 1946. She preceded him in death on May 22, 2006, after 60 years of marriage. A lifelong farmer,...
Opal Murdock Lowry
Sep 7, 2007
Opal Murdock Lowry, age 96, died September 7, 2007 at the Rosewood Nursing Home in St. Louis County, Mo. The daughter of John Robert Murdock and Lucy Alice Boyd, she was born April 24, 1911 on a farm in Sullivan County, near Bairdston, Mo. On November 29, 1934 she married Carl J. Lowry, who preceded her in death. In addition,...
Elizabeth J. Larsen
Aug 28, 2007
Elizabeth "Dolly" Larsen, (nee Steele) age 71, of O'Fallon, Ill., born in St. Paul, Minn., passed away Tuesday evening, August 28, 2007 at Rosewood Care Center in Swansea. Elizabeth was a devoted wife, supporting her husband's military career. She was a dedicated homemaker and a loving mother to her four children. Elizabeth was a member of the Sears Retiree Club...
Geraldine P. Bobbitt
Aug 13, 2007
Geraldine "Jerry" P. Bobbitt Geraldine Bobbitt, (nee Phillips) age 84, of O'Fallon, Illinois, born July 6, 1923 in Hillsboro, Texas, passed away Monday, August 13, 2007, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. Jerry moved to O'Fallon in 1961, in support of her husband's career. Jerry was a member of the World Organization of China Painters, Carbondale Porcelain Art Guild,...
Oscar H. Brandmeyer
Aug 6, 2007
Oscar H. Brandmeyer, age 84, of O'Fallon, Illinois, passed away Monday, August 6, 2007. Oscar was born February 21, 1923 in Mascoutah, Illinois, to Oscar J. and Helen (nee Meyer) Brandmeyer. He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the US Navy. Mr. Brandmeyer was retired from Civil Service as a Cook. He served on the O'Fallon Fire...
Ella Morse
Jul 31, 2007
Ella Morse, age 73, of Fairview Heights, passed away Tuesday evening, July 31, 2007 in O'Fallon, Illinois. Ella was born September 27, 1933, in St. Louis, Missouri, to Joseph and Theresa (nee Gaal) Theves. She was retired from a trucking company, where she worked as a billing clerk. Ella is survived by her three children, Richard, Laurie, and Kathleen; and...
Roy J. Rasp
Jul 21, 2007
Roy J. Rasp, 88, of Shiloh, Ill. passed away Saturday morning, July 21, 2007 at his home. Born April 26, 1919 to Albert and Mary (nee Hildebrande) Rasp in Shiloh, Ill., Roy served in the US Army from 1942 to 1946 earning a Bronze Star during World War II. He farmed for most of his life in the Shiloh Valley...
